Question 1

How much cost, in total, should NOT be allocated to orders and products in the second stage of the allocation process if the activity-based costing system is used for internal decision-making?
A)$104,000
B)$0
C)$52,000
D)$74,000

Accepted Answer

Allocations to the Other size activity cost pool:
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Question 2

Activity rates from Quattrone Corporation's activity-based costing system are listed below. The company uses the activity rates to assign overhead costs to products:  Last year, Product F76D involved 2 customer orders, 434 assembly hours, and 20 batches. How much overhead cost would be assigned to Product F76D using the activity-based costing system?
A)$1,041.80
B)$2,000.04
C)$66,908.88
D)$146.73

Accepted Answer

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Question 3

If the materials handling cost is allocated on the basis of direct labor-hours, how much of the total materials handling cost would be allocated to the prefab barns? (Round off your answer to the nearest whole dollar.)
A)$43,416
B)$57,888
C)$81,569
D)$19,296

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

How much supervisory wages and factory supplies cost would NOT be assigned to products using the activity-based costing system?
A)$320,000
B)$52,000
C)$100,000
D)$0

Accepted Answer

Allocations to the Other activity cost pool:
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Question 5

Wecker Corporation uses the following activity rates from its activity-based costing to assign overhead costs to products:  Data concerning two products appear below:  How much overhead cost would be assigned to Product V09X using the activity-based costing system?
A)$157.87
B)$91,722.47
C)$10,385.22
D)$5,485.50

Accepted Answer

Using the activity-based costing system, the overhead cost assigned to Product V09X can be calculated as follows:

Activity cost for Product V09X = (Activity rate x Activity level for Product V09X)
Activity cost for Product V09X = ($32.10 per unit x 323 units)
Activity cost for Product V09X = $10,385.22

Therefore, the overhead cost assigned to Product V09X is $10,385.22. The correct option is C.

Question 6

If the materials handling cost is allocated on the basis of material moves, how much of the total materials handling cost would be allocated to the modular homes? (Round off your answer to the nearest whole dollar.)
A)$57,888
B)$77,184
C)$34,207
D)$96,480

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

How much factory supervision and indirect factory labor cost would be assigned to the Batch Set-Up activity cost pool?
A)$640,000
B)$320,000
C)$112,000
D)$102,000

Accepted Answer

Allocations to the Batch Set-Up activity cost pool:
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Question 8

What would be the total overhead cost per delivery according to the activity based costing system? In other words, what would be the overall activity rate for the deliveries activity cost pool? (Round to the nearest whole cent.)
A)$4.71
B)$5.14
C)$3.43
D)$6.00

Accepted Answer

According to the activity based costing system, the total cost for the deliveries activity cost pool is $257,000. 
Total number of deliveries = 50,000 
Therefore, the activity rate for deliveries = Total cost of deliveries / Total number of deliveries 
= $257,000 / 50,000 
= $5.14 (rounded to the nearest whole cent) 
So the total overhead cost per delivery according to the activity based costing system would be $5.14.
Thus, the best choice is B.

Question 9

How much factory supervision and indirect factory labor cost would NOT be assigned to products using the activity-based costing system?
A)$0
B)$280,000
C)$360,000
D)$92,000

Accepted Answer

Allocations to the Other activity cost pool:
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Question 10

Ekmark Corporation uses the following activity rates from its activity-based costing to assign overhead costs to products:  Data for one of the company's products follow:  How much overhead cost would be assigned to Product P59G using the activity-based costing system?
A)$54,482.56
B)$5,301.76
C)$10,014.40
D)$154.78

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

How much supervisory wages and factory supplies cost would be assigned to the Batch Processing activity cost pool?
A)$136,500
B)$210,000
C)$420,000
D)$186,000

Accepted Answer

Allocations to the Batch Processing activity cost pool:
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Question 12

The cost per unit of Product B is closest to:
A)$32.71
B)$60.12
C)$22.95
D)$62.73

Accepted Answer

The activity rates for each activity cost pool are computed as follows:
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Question 13

How much indirect factory wages and factory equipment depreciation cost would be assigned to the Customer Orders activity cost pool?
A)$247,000
B)$390,000
C)$214,500
D)$780,000

Accepted Answer

Allocations to the Customer Orders activity cost pool:
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Question 14

How much indirect factory wages and factory equipment depreciation cost would NOT be assigned to products using the activity-based costing system?
A)$260,000
B)$520,000
C)$0
D)$104,000

Accepted Answer

Allocations to the Other activity cost pool:
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Question 15

How much cost, in total, would be allocated in the first-stage allocation to the Order Size activity cost pool?
A)$78,000
B)$93,000
C)$104,000
D)$91,000

Accepted Answer

The total cost allocated to the Order Size activity cost pool in the first-stage allocation is $93,000 ($62,000 + $31,000).

Question 16

The activity rate for Activity 2 is closest to:
A)$22.04
B)$117.55
C)$37.97
D)$18.56

Accepted Answer

$35,264 F1F1F1S1F1F1F10 1,900 = $18.56

Question 17

If the materials handling cost is allocated on the basis of material moves, how much of the total materials handling cost would be allocated to the specialty windows? (Round off your answer to the nearest whole dollar.)
A)$3,266
B)$9,274
C)$8,243
D)$6,595

Accepted Answer

To allocate on the basis of material moves, we need to compute the total number of material moves for each product:
- Regular Windows: (2 moves x 10 units) + (1 move x 30 units) = 50 moves
- Specialty Windows: (2 moves x 20 units) + (1 move x 30 units) = 70 moves

The total materials handling cost was $18,548. Therefore, we allocate the cost based on the proportion of material moves for each product:
- Regular Windows: (50 moves / 120 total moves) x $18,548 = $7,703
- Specialty Windows: (70 moves / 120 total moves) x $18,548 = $10,845

Therefore, the total materials handling cost allocated to the Specialty Windows is $10,845, which rounds off to $9,274 (nearest whole dollar).

Question 18

If the materials handling cost is allocated on the basis of direct labor-hours, how much of the total materials handling cost would be allocated to the wall mirrors? (Round off your answer to the nearest whole dollar.)
A)$13,220
B)$15,053
C)$9,892
D)$8,243

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

How much cost, in total, would be allocated in the first-stage allocation to the Customer Support activity cost pool?
A)$353,000
B)$364,000
C)$338,000
D)$351,000

Accepted Answer

Allocations to the Customer Support size activity cost pool:
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Question 20

What would be the total overhead cost per bouquet according to the activity based costing system? In other words, what would be the overall activity rate for the making bouquets activity cost pool? (Round to the nearest whole cent.)
A)$1.50
B)$1.58
C)$1.60
D)$1.65

Accepted Answer

Allocations to the Making Bouquets activity cost pool:
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Quiz 5: Activity-Based-Costing: a Tool to Aid Decision Making

How much cost, in total, should NOT be allocated to orders and products in the second stage of the allocation process if the activity-based costing system is used for internal decision-making?

If the materials handling cost is allocated on the basis of direct labor-hours, how much of the total materials handling cost would be allocated to the prefab barns? (Round off your answer to the nearest whole dollar.)

How much supervisory wages and factory supplies cost would NOT be assigned to products using the activity-based costing system?

Wecker Corporation uses the following activity rates from its activity-based costing to assign overhead costs to products: Data concerning two products appear below: How much overhead cost would be assigned to Product V09X using the activity-based costing system?

If the materials handling cost is allocated on the basis of material moves, how much of the total materials handling cost would be allocated to the modular homes? (Round off your answer to the nearest whole dollar.)

How much factory supervision and indirect factory labor cost would be assigned to the Batch Set-Up activity cost pool?

What would be the total overhead cost per delivery according to the activity based costing system? In other words, what would be the overall activity rate for the deliveries activity cost pool? (Round to the nearest whole cent.)

How much factory supervision and indirect factory labor cost would NOT be assigned to products using the activity-based costing system?

Ekmark Corporation uses the following activity rates from its activity-based costing to assign overhead costs to products: Data for one of the company's products follow: How much overhead cost would be assigned to Product P59G using the activity-based costing system?

How much supervisory wages and factory supplies cost would be assigned to the Batch Processing activity cost pool?

The cost per unit of Product B is closest to:

How much indirect factory wages and factory equipment depreciation cost would be assigned to the Customer Orders activity cost pool?

How much indirect factory wages and factory equipment depreciation cost would NOT be assigned to products using the activity-based costing system?

How much cost, in total, would be allocated in the first-stage allocation to the Order Size activity cost pool?

The activity rate for Activity 2 is closest to:

If the materials handling cost is allocated on the basis of material moves, how much of the total materials handling cost would be allocated to the specialty windows? (Round off your answer to the nearest whole dollar.)

If the materials handling cost is allocated on the basis of direct labor-hours, how much of the total materials handling cost would be allocated to the wall mirrors? (Round off your answer to the nearest whole dollar.)

How much cost, in total, would be allocated in the first-stage allocation to the Customer Support activity cost pool?

What would be the total overhead cost per bouquet according to the activity based costing system? In other words, what would be the overall activity rate for the making bouquets activity cost pool? (Round to the nearest whole cent.)